The wheel of meanness, bad manners, incivility, and cruelty just keeps rolling. Here’s an example: “If you don’t approve of my having my dog in my bed, too bad. The dog lives here and you don’t.” On the surface, sounds… Read More ›
Day: 06/27/2017
MONEY IS MORE PERSONAL THAN SEX
How many times have you heard someone say “It’s just money,” as if money is no more than a way to pay for “stuff” and has no other value to us. We all know it isn’t “just money.” It’s much more than… Read More ›
THE FIRST CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR – BY ELLIN CURLEY
This is one of the funnier old family stories. My family believes that it documents the first time being a conscientious objector was used as a rationale to get out of military service. The concept didn’t exist in World War… Read More ›
A LATE QUARTET – BEAUTIFUL MUSIC AND FILM
A LATE QUARTET (2012) Director: Yaron Zilberman Writers (screenplay): Seth Grossman, Yaron Zilberman The Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, as Robert Gelbart Christopher Walken, as Peter Mitchell Catherine Keener, as Juliette Gelbart Mark Ivanir, as Daniel Lerner Imogen Poots, as Alexandra Gelbart… Read More ›
THE BLACKSTONE CANAL AND NOW, IT’S SUMMER
Summer has come. It is raining. What a shock! We had a nearly full day of sun on Monday. It didn’t begin to rain until late in the afternoon. Just enough time for the guys to fix our front hall and… Read More ›
MACRO ORANGE – GLOWING BEGONIAS
The begonias have really come around. Apparently all they needed was regular watering, nipping the dead heads, and a bit of sunshine. These days, I have two macro lenses, though this one is not nearly as completely macro as the… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 